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From staunch conservatives to loyal Democrats, about 100 college students flocked to John R. Silber's headquarters at the Boston Sheraton to wait out the election results...
Bozzotto said Weld's victory was likely to give his union access that others would not enjoy. " Obviously, it's going to be a little easier for us to pick up the phone than a union that endorsed Dr. Know-it-all," said Bozzotto, slipping in another jab at Silber. " We will be looking out the corner window on our brothers on the sidewalk," he said...
Students had praise for Silber's campaign ranging from his stance on abortion to his notoriously tough talk. One sober supporter who works for Greenpeace even linked his support to Silber's environmental policy, which the candidate refused to discuss. When asked what this policy might be, the supporter said he "hadn't realy heard...but he trusted Silber to speak the truth...
During the long night, Siber was compared to Republican Sen. Jesse Helms (N.C.), who won reelection last night. Joe Ryan, president of College Democrats of Massachusetts, even likened Silber to "Herbert Hoover, who for some time was president of Princeton." Ryan predicted that if "the U.S. falls into a recession" Silber would be a great candidate for president in 1996. "I would work for him in 1996, and he would have a good chance if Dan Quayle runs--anyone could beat Quayle...
While the polls oscillated throughout the night, B.U. students pondered the future of their president. One senior said early in the evening that she "could see Silber packaged for president of the U.S.," while her friend from Boston College said that if Silber returns to B.U. "opposition will increase...